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Bird Calls

Bird Calls is a vocalization type within avian communication that belongs to the broader category of bird vocal signals and is distinguished by its function in conveying specific non-song messages, such as alarm, contact, or flock coordination, typically characterized by short, simple, and innate acoustic structures.

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Variants

Avian Calls

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Ecology and evolution of acoustic communication in birds

Choice Reviews Online · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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Birds sing at a higher pitch in urban noise

Hans Slabbekoorn, Margriet Peet · Nature · 2003 · 1K citations

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Ecology and Evolution of Acoustic Communication in Birds.

Douglas A. Nelson, Donald E. Kroodsma, Edward H. Miller · Ecology · 1997 · 975 citations

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Allometry of Alarm Calls: Black-Capped Chickadees Encode Information About Predator Size

Christopher N. Templeton, Erick Greene · Science · 2005 · 668 citations

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Culturally Transmitted Patterns of Vocal Behavior in Sparrows

Peter Marler, Miwako Tamura · Science · 1964 · 597 citations

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  1. RJ
    Robert J. Dooling

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    25 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. TA
    Thierry Aubin

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    23 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. PM
    Peter Marler

    Rockefeller University, United States

    19 publications · 3.4K citations

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  4. DJ
    Daniel J. Mennill

    University of Windsor, Canada

    17 publications · 738 citations

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  5. SN
    Stephen Nowicki

    Duke University, United States

    18 publications · 1.4K citations

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740

  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    29 h-index

    85 publications

    5K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    111 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    20 h-index

    55 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. Rockefeller University

    New York, United States

    19 h-index

    40 publications

    5.5K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    19 h-index

    33 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. Université Paris-Sud

    Orsay, France

    17 h-index

    35 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    17 h-index

    47 publications

    3.6K citations

  8. University of Windsor

    Windsor, Canada

    17 h-index

    34 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Animal Behaviour

    127 publications · 9.1K citations

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  2. The Auk

    56 publications · 3K citations

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  3. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    37 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. Behaviour

    44 publications · 2.3K citations

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  5. Ornithological Applications

    52 publications · 2K citations

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